IBM 22P6415 Setting up Windows 2000 Professional clients, Click Start→ Settings → Control Panel

9.Add the IP address of the server to the DNS Server Search Order list.

10.Save the changes, and then restart your computer. Your computer can access the Internet through the server.

Setting up Windows 2000 Professional clients

Before setting up a Windows 2000 Professional client, be sure that the TCP/IP protocol is installed with your Ethernet network card. See your Windows 2000 Professional manual for instructions on installing the TCP/IP protocol.

Use the built-in DHCP server to configure the TCP/IP settings of your Windows 2000 Professional computer. The server provides the following TCP/IP configuration information to your computer:

vIP address of the computer

vSubnet mask of the computer

vIP address of the default gateway, which is also the IP address of the server

vDNS server

To configure a Windows 2000 Professional computer as your client computer, do the following:

1.Click Start→ Settings → Control Panel.

2.Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon.

3.Right-click the icon for the network connection.

4.Select Properties.

5.Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the components list.

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